makes itself known inside the house. Every room cap-tures exquisite views of the land and sea while presentingsightlines into adjacent interior spaces. There’s no senseof being cut off from anything, yet variation and privacyare found wherever one sits. Before leading a tour of thehouse, the husband settles at the casual dining table inthe family room, surrounded by floor-to-ceiling glass,and describes how closely inside and outside are stitchedtogether. “Eating here over the winter, it felt like we wereout in the snow,” he says. “There were turkeys looking in atus through this window.” Animated, he describes “the joyin this house that comes from how absolutely dynamic itis. At the beginning, I understood what Bill meant when hesaid we’d take advantage of the view. What I didn’t under-stand till recently was what it would be like to take advan-tage of the light.” He starts a slide show on the wall-hungplasma screen, a series of photographs he’s taken in thehouse throughout the year. “Look how the sunset plays onyour staircase,” he says to Kite, the sense of client-archi-tect collaboration clear.

Walking to the kitchen, the wife, a serious cook,
points out the hard-wearing stainless steel cabinets and
engineered-quartz counters and describes the private-yet-public dynamic she sought and got. “I wanted to be able to

at 24 feet wide, the master bedroom
(above) spans the width of the house,
with views to both sides of
Poppasquash Point. Its vaulted
ceiling is painted sky blue and
illuminated by cove lighting.
Furniture is by Thos. Moser. Three
large panels of sand-cast glass divide
the master bathroom’s vanity and
toilet/shower areas (right). The pool
house (facing page) reflects the style
and materials of the main house.